福建省泉州市南安2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)倒計(jì)時(shí)模擬卷含解析

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．a(chǎn)nswerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor2．—Whataconsequence!—Yes.I________himaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.A．willremindB．wouldremindC．wasremindingD．hadreminded3．Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout4．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout5．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented6．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．a(chǎn)nswerfor D．pullthrough7．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted8．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion9．Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom10．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when11．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where12．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing13．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before14．Don'tgiveuphalfway,andyouwillfindthesceneryismorebeautifulwhenyoureachthedestinationthanwhenyou_______.A．startoff B．havestartedoffC．startedoff D．willstartoff15．Onceyou’ve________theitemsyouordered,putthisrecordinyourfile.A．checkedin B．checkedoffC．checkedout D．checkedwith16．--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．a(chǎn)pproach B．offerC．idea D．instruction17．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto18．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．a(chǎn)badpennyalwaysturnsup D．a(chǎn)pennysavedisapennyearned19．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved20．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．a(chǎn)partfromD．insteadof第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Whenyouthinkofajungleadventure,whatcomestomind?Aretheygorgeousbirdsflyingthroughtheairormonkeysjumpingthroughtheforest?Doyouthinkofplants?Probablynot.Afterall,plantsaren’tthemostexcitinglivingthingsintheworld.Theyjustsitthereandabsorbwaterandnutrientsfromthesoilandthesun.Butactuallytherearealsosomeplantsthateatinsectsandevensmallanimalsfromtimetotime.Wecalltheseunusualthingscarnivorous(食肉性)plants.Althoughmostcarnivorousplantseatsmallinsects,largercarnivorousplantsinsomehotandwetareashavebeenknowntocapturerats,birds,andfrogs.OnecarnivorousplantmanypeoplearefamiliarwithistheVenusflytrap.Itsunique“jaws”willfunctionwhenfliesandothersmallinsectstouchit.Onceitsjawscloseonitsvictim,itproducesachemicalsubstancethatbreaksdowntheinsectandabsorbstheinsect’snutrients.Thereareseveralotherexamplesofcarnivorousplants.Forexample,someplantscancatchinsectswiththeirleaves,whicharelikeatallnarrowwineglass,whilesometraptheirvictimswithstickytentacles(觸手).Andsomegrowinginpondsandstreamsabsorbtheirvictimslikeunderwatercleaners.Carnivorousplantstendtogrowinareaswherethesoilisverythinandlacksnecessarynutrients.Theseplantsmustfindothersourcesforthenutrientstheyneed.Trappingandeatinginsectsallowstheseuniqueplantstosurvive.Unfortunately,humanandenvironmentalfactorscontinuetothreatenthelimitedenvironmentswhereyoucanfindwildcarnivorousplants.Stillformanypeople,thethoughtofaplanteatingananimalseemsverystrange.Infact,morethanonepersonhasturnedtheideaintoascarystoryormovie.Carnivorousplantsdon’tposeanydangertohumans,though.Unlessyou’rethesizeofatinyinsect,youdon’thavetoworryaboutfallingpreytoaVenusflytrap.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheVenusflytrap?A．Itproducesaspecialsmelltoattractinsects.B．Itisthemostimportantcarnivorousplant.C．Itcatchesinsectswithitsunique“jaws”.D．Itisakindofpoisonousplant.2、Whydocarnivorousplantshuntanimalsforfood?A．Theytrytoreducetheharmfulinsects. B．Theyhelpkeepthebalanceofnature.C．Theyneedsomenutrientstosurvive. D．Theyenjoythetasteofanimals.3、What’sthechallengefacedbycarnivorousplants?A．Trappingandeatingthemfromhumanbeings. B．Poorerenvironmentstolivein.C．Threatsfrombiggeranimals. D．Limitedchoicesoffood.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Human’sinfluencetowardsinsects B．PotentialdangersinthejungleC．Plantsthateatlivingthings D．Varioussurvivalskillsofplants22．（8分）Weoftenseekfoodafterfocusedmentalactivity，likepreparingforanexam.Researchersguessthattoomuchthinkingconsumesalotofenergyfromthebrain.Sothebrain，sensingthatitmaysoonrequiremorecaloriestokeepgoing，apparentlyleadstobodilyhunger，andeventhoughtherehasbeenlittlephysicalmovement，weeat.Theresearchersnotethattiringactivitybothincreasestheamountofbloodsugarandlactate(乳酸鹽)circulatinginthebloodandincreasesbloodflowtothehead.Becausethebrainusessugarandlactateasfuel，researcherswonderediftheincreasedflowoffuel—richbloodduringexercisecouldfeedaworn—outbrainandreducetheurgetoovereat.Thirty—eighthealthycollegestudentswereinvitedtodeterminetheirfitnessandmetabolic(新陳代謝)ratesandtoreportwhattheirfavoritepizzawas.Afterward，theysatquietlyfor35minutesbeforebeinggivenasmuchoftheirfavoritepizzaastheywanted.Atalaterdate，thevolunteersreturnedandspent20minutesmakingselectionsfromcollegeandgraduate-schoolentranceexams.Next，halfthestudentssatquietlyfor15minutes，beforebeinggivenpizza.Therestofthevolunteersspentthose15minutesdoingintervalsonatreadmill(跑步機(jī))twominutesofhardrunningfollowedbyaboutoneminuteofwalking，repeatedfivetimes.Thesestudentswerethenallowedtogorgeonpizza，too.Butbyandlarge，theydidnotovereat.Whentheresearchersfactoredin(將……作為因素考慮)thecaloriesburntonrunning，theydeterminedthatthosestudentsactuallyconsumed200fewertotalcaloriesaftertheirbrainworkoutsthantherestingstudents.Theresearchersdonotknowiftherunnersconsumedextracaloriesatdinner.Theyalsocannottellwhetherothertypesofexercisewouldhavethesameeffectasrunning，althoughtheresearcherssaytheysuspectthatifanactivitycausessomeonetobreakintoasweat，itshouldalsoincreasebloodsugarandlactate，feedingthebrainandweakeninghungerscall.1、Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Weeatformorephysicalmovements.B．Abusybraincanmakeonehungry.C．Energyfromthebraincan’tbeusedup.D．Anexamresultsincaloricconsumptionmost.2、Whatcanaphysicalmovementdo?A．Increasebloodflow. B．Increasetheamountofbloodsugar.C．Urgeonetoeatmore. D．Makethebraintied.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“gorgeon”inparagraph5mean?A．Eat. B．Purchase. C．Taste. D．Obtain.4、Whatdotheresearcherswanttoknowfromthestudy?A．Whetherbrainusessugarandlactateasfuel.B．Whetherbraincanbetiredduringexercise.C．Whetherexercisecanreduceeatingdesire.D．Whetherexerciseincreasesbloodsugar.23．（8分）Whenreturningtosouth-westernGermany,wheremyparentslive,itiscompulsoryformetogoonahiketoconnectwithnatureandreconnectwithmyself.So,thatisexactlywhatIdidthefirstsunnySundaybackinthebeautifulBlackForest.TheHuzenbacherSeeisatarninthemiddleofthenorthernBlackForestwithabundantnaturesurroundingit.Approachingitafteragoodhourwalk,Isawfascinatingbluedragonfliesinquantitythatattractedusbythewaytheyflewaround.Theydidn’tstandstillforaphoto,astheylandedonleavesforasplitsecond.WewerealsosurprisedattheyellowwaterliliesthatcanbeseenfloatingonitssurfacebetweenJuneandJuly.Sittingdownatoneofthebenchessurroundingthelakeforapicnicwassatisfyingintwoways.Iwasawareoftheworld’sbeautythatgavemetheenergytocontinueupthemountaintoreachthemostamazingviewlookingoverthelake.Theotherwastoreallyfillmyselfupinordertocontinuetheadventureadequately,fulluponsomesnacksandrefreshingwaterfromthewell.Thehikeupwasn’tashardasexpectedandagoodpathwasprovidedwithdirtyrocksandslipperystonesallundertheshadeofthetalltrees.Thistookaboutanhourandahalfuntilreachingthebeautifulviewofthelakeandlandbelow.Oncewehadtakenintheastonishingviews,thewalkbackdowntookanotherhourorso,makingthehikea3-to4-hourroundtrip,whichwaswellworthit!SimplybeingbackintheBlackForestandhavingsuchpleasanthikesisdefinitelygoodforthesoulandIhighlyrecommendgettingyourselfoutside,beitintheBlackForestoranywhereoutdoors.GetyourintakeofvitaminDand,mostimportantly,takeinthemomentsthatnaturehastooffer.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tarn”inparagraphIreferto?A．Tree. B．Tower.C．Lake D．Village.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhensittingonthebench?A．Tired. B．Content.C．Surprised. D．Excited.3、Whatdidtheauthorcallonpeopletodo?A．TakevitaminDpills. B．Loveandprotectnature.C．Savethesoulandbeyourself. D．Gooutdoorsandgetclosetonature.4、Accordingtotheauthor,beingbackintheBlackForestandhavingpleasanthikesdoesgoodtoone’s________.A．health B．spiritC．character D．experience24．（8分）Connectingwithpeoplehasbecomesomucheasierwithadvancingtechnology.Tasksthatoncerequiredapostagestamporcarrierpigeonarenowassimpleastappinganameorevenafaceonyourscreen,andyou’reconnected.Butalsoeasierisunconsciouslygettingcaughtupinadilemmabyviolatingcertainnewrulesforcommunicating.Abigoneforsome:Don’tcalluntilyou’vetextedtoconfirmit’sOKtocall.Butthat’sjustthebeginning.“I’musuallyprettymildandnotmuchbothersme,”saidMarkAngielle,a22-year-oldofficemanagerfromWhitePlains,NewYork.Buttheonethingthathehatesmorethananythingelseinlifeistheterribleone-wordmessage—“K.”“Attheveryleastreplywith,Gotit.”hesaid“Atleastgivemeafewwordshere.You’renotthatbusy.”Therearehundreds,perhapseventhousands,ofotherswhohavetakenLosocialmediatoexpresstheirdistasteforpeoplewhodon’tfollowtheunwrittenrulesofdigitalcommunication.“Theserulesaresimplyanewdisplayofaphenomenonwe’veseeninthepast,”saidJamesIvory,professorofcommunicationaVirginiaTech.Inthesamewaythatgenerationsandsmallgroupsoffriendshavetheirownslangandcustoms,internetculturehasgivenbirthtotechnology-dependentbeingsthathavetheirownuniquesetofroutine.Butnoteveryonegetsthepoint.Unlikelanguage,digitalcommunicationcanbefilledwithambiguousclues(線索、跡象)thatthepersonontheotherendofthecall,textoremailmayormaynoteasilyunderstand.“Assoonaspeoplearen’ttalkingfacetoface,thefirstthingthatgetslostissomeoftherichnessofthebodylanguage,”Ivorysaid,“Peopleimmediatelyfillthatgapbyusingemoji(表情符號(hào))tosumupafeelinginseconds.“There'sgreatpotentialfordanger,”Ivorywarned.“What'sconsideredpoliteinoneformmightbeinappropriateorrudeinanotheroccasion.”1、WhatcanyouinferaboutMarkfromParagraph2?A．Heisabusinessmanwithabadtemper.B．Hecomplainsaboutsocialmanners.C．Hecan’tbearone-wordmessages.D．Hedislikeabusybusinesslife.2、Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingbreakstherulesforcommunicating?A．Johnsays“Igotit.”tohisbossfacetoface.B．JimcallsBillwithoutconfirminginadvance.C．MarytextsLilytomakesureifshecancallher.D．Jacksends“Thanksalot”tohisbusinessfriends.3、Whymaypeoplemisunderstandeachotherduringdigitalcommunication?A．Emojicannotsumupfeelings.B．Peopleusetheirownslangandcustoms.C．Therearelargequantitiesofwrittenrules.D．Peoplegetswrongmessageswithoutclearclues.4、Whatarepeopleexpectedtodoafterreadingtiepassage?A．Toobeytheirowndigitalcommunicationrules.B．Tobeawareofrulesduringdigitalcommunication.C．Touseadvancingtechnologyevenwithdisadvantages.D．Tokeeppacewithdigitalcommunicationdevelopment.25．（10分）Foodpickedupjustafewsecondsafterbeingdroppedislesslikelytocontainbacteriathanifitisleftforlongerperiodsoftime,accordingtothefindingsofresearchcarriedoutatAstonUniversity'sSchoolofLifeandHealthSciences.Thefindingssuggesttheremaybesomescientificbasisofthe"5-secondrule"—thebeliefaboutitbeingfinetoeatfoodthathasonlyhadcontactwiththefloorforfivesecondsorless.Althoughpeoplehavelongfollowedthe"5-secondrule",untilnowitwasunclearwhetheritactuallyhelped.Thestudy,undertakenbyfinalyearBiologystudentsandledbyAnthonyHilton,ProfessorofMicrobiologyatAstonUniversity,monitoredthetransferofthecommonbacteriafromavarietyofindoorfloortypesascarpet,cementfloortotoast,pasta,biscuitandastickysweetwhencontactwasmadefrom3to30seconds.Theresultsshowedthat:timeisasignificantfactorinthetransferofbacteriafromafloorsurfacetoapieceoffood,andthetypeofflooringthefoodhasbeendroppedonhasaneffect,withbacterialeastlikelytotransferfromcarpetedsurfacesandmostlikelytotransferfromcementflooringsurfacestomoistfoodsmakingcontactformorethan5seconds.ProfessorHiltonsaid,"Consumingfooddroppedonthefloorstillcarriesaninfectionriskasitverymuchdependsonwhichbacteriaarepresentontheflooratthetime."TheAstonteamalsocarriedoutasurveyofthenumberofpeoplewhoemploythe“five-secondrule”.Thesurveyshowedthat:87%ofthepeoplesurveyedsaidtheywouldeatfooddroppedonthefloor,oralreadyhavedoneso.55%ofthosethatwould,orhaveeatenfooddroppedonthefloorarewomen.81%ofthewomenwhowouldeatfoodfromthefloorwouldfollowthe"5-secondrule".ProfessorHiltonadded,"Ourstudyshowedthatasurprisinglylargemajorityofpeoplearehappytoconsumedroppedfood,withwomenthemostlikelytodoso.Buttheyarealsomorelikelytofollowthe"5-secondrule",whichourresearchhasshowntobemorethananoldwives’tale."1、Whichkindoffoodisnotusedinthestudy?A．Toastbread B．ItaliannoodlesC．Chips D．Stickycandy2、HowdidProfessorHiltonfeelafteranalyzinghowmanypeoplechosetoeatdroppedfood?A．Puzzled B．UpsetC．Satisfied D．Astonished3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Mostmenwouldfollowthe"5-second"rule.B．Peoplewhowouldeatfooddroppedonthefloorareintheminority.C．Bacteriaareeasiertotransferfromcementfloorsthancarpetedsurfaces.D．Fooddroppedonthecementfloorislesslikelytobepollutedthanthatonthecarpet.4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Thefoodwhichisdroppedonthefloorcanbeeatensafely.B．Theresearchmayprovidesomescientificevidencetothe"5-secondrule".C．Thebacteriahavenonegativeeffectonthesafetyoffood.D．Peoplesurveyedintheresearcharewillingtoaccepttheidea.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）IteacheconomicsatUNLVthreetimesperweek.LastMonday,atthebeginningofclass,I1askedmystudentshowtheirweekendhadbeen.Oneyoungmansaidhisweekendhadnotbeensogood.Hehadhiswisdomteeth2.HethenaskedmewhyI3seemedtobesocheerful.Hisquestion4meofsomethingI’dreadsomewherebefore:“Everymorningwhenyougetup,youhaveachoiceaboutwhatyouwantto5lifethatday,”IsaidI6tobecheerful.Icontinuedtoaddressthestudentsintheclass.7teachinghere,IalsoteachoutatthecommunitycollegeinHenderson,17milesdownthefreewayfromwhereIlive.OnedayIdrovetoHenderson,butonthewaymycardied.Itriedtostartitagain,buttheenginewouldn’tturn8.SoIputmyflasherson,grabbedmybooks,and9downtheroadtothecollege.WhenItoldthesecretarythiswasmyluckyday,shewas10.“Yourcarbreaksdownandtodayisyourluckyday?”“Ilive17milesfromhere.”Ireplied.“Mycarcould11downanywherealongthefreeway.Itdidn’t.12,itbrokedownintheperfectplace:offthefreeway,13walkingdistanceofhere.I’mstillabletoteachmyclass,andI’vebeenableto14forthetowtruck(拖車)tomeetmeafterclass.Ifmycarwas15tobreakdowntoday,itcouldn’thavebeenarrangedinamoreconvenientfashion.”Thesecretary’seyesopenedwide,andthenshesmiled.Soendedmystory.16theearlyhour,nostudentseemedtobeasleep.17,mystoryhadtouchedthem.Ormaybeitwasn’tbecauseofthestorybutmycheerfulness18ithadallstarted.JustasanIndianwisemansaid,“Whoyouarespeaksloudertomethan19youcansay.”Isupposeit20beso.1、A．curiouslyB．naturallyC．secretlyD．cheerfully2、A．cleanedB．removedC．pushedD．lost3、A．seldomB．sometimesC．a(chǎn)lwaysD．often4、A．remindedB．convincedC．warnedD．a(chǎn)ccused5、A．dowithB．knowaboutC．dealwithD．thinkof6、A．triedB．wantedC．hopedD．chose7、A．ExceptB．BesidesC．ThroughD．Upon8、A．downB．upC．overD．out9、A．marchedB．wentC．gotD．returned10、A．worriedB．disappointedC．surprisedD．puzzled11、A．havebeenbrokenB．bebrokenC．breakD．havebroken12、A．StillB．InsteadC．AlsoD．Therefore13、A．beyondB．withinC．inD．without14、A．a(chǎn)rrangeB．prepareC．a(chǎn)pplyD．demand15、A．intendedB．leftC．expectedD．meant16、A．BecauseofB．DuringC．ThroughoutD．Despite17、A．SomehowB．AnyhowC．OtherwiseD．Thus18、A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which19、A．everythingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．somethingD．nothing20、A．couldB．shouldC．mustD．would第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）AsVictorHugooncesaid,“Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface”,anduptonownobody1．(be)abletodothisbetterthanCharlieChaplin.HebrightenedthelivesofAmericansandBritishthroughtwoworldwars.Hemadepeoplelaughatatime2．theyfeltdepressed,sotheycouldfeelmorecontent3．theirlives.Charliewasborninapoorfamilyin1889.Hisparentswerebothpoormusichallperformers.YoumayfinditastonishingthatCharlie4．(teach)tosingassoonashecouldspeakanddance.Suchtrainingwascommoninactingfamiliesatthistime,5．(especial)whenthefamilyincomewasoftenuncertain.Unfortunatelyhisfatherdied,6．(leave)thefamilyevenworseoff,soCharliespenthischildhood7．(look)afterhissickmotherandhisbrother.Byhisteens,Charliehad,throughhishumour,becomeoneofthemostpopularchild8．(actor)inEngland.Hecouldmimeandactthefooldoingordinaryeverydaytasks.Noonewaseverboredwatchinghim－h(huán)issubtleactingmadeeverythingentertaining.Withtime9．(go)by,hebeganmakingfilms.Hegrewmoreandmorepopularashischarmingcharacter,thelittletramp,becameknownthroughout10．world.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Lastyear,Iwentshoppinginadepartmentstore.LittledoIknowthatIwasheadingforaverynewexperience.WhileIwaswalkingaroundthestore,Ihappenedtoseetheforeignertryingtoexplainherselfwithasalesman.Gatheringhercourage,Idecidedtostepinandhelpedherexplainherself.Fortunately,Icouldunderstandthatshewastalkingabout,soIjusttranslateditintoChinese.Ifeltgladforabletohelpherandtalkwithher.ShesaidthatshewasastudentlikemeandwastouringChinalonely.Shetoldmeaboutsomeexperienceshehadtouringthecountry.AlthoughI